English Explanatory Dictionary

Lyapunov exponent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In a dynamical system, a quantity that characterizes the rate of separation of infinitesimally close trajectories.

Word forms

Lyapunov exponent Lyapunov exponents

Etymology

Named after Aleksandr Lyapunov.

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